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Bought 4 tins of these peeled plum tomatoes last year. Not very good. Big …Bought 4 tins of these peeled plum tomatoes last year. Not very good. Big stems and lots of skin too. Plus a few had blackness on them. Good price but rather pay a bit more for decent ones.

Best I've bought have been from Costco valfrutta brand very good not watery cost about 3 for a £1 i think. Since buying these I've not gone back to supermarket ones at all

Meant to add im voting hot as its still a good deal

Edited by: "adhkarzf" 26th Apr

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26th Apr

Bought 4 tins of these peeled plum tomatoes last year. Not very good. Big stems and lots of skin too. Plus a few had blackness on them. Good price but rather pay a bit more for decent ones.

Bought 4 tins of these peeled plum tomatoes last year. Not very good. Big …Bought 4 tins of these peeled plum tomatoes last year. Not very good. Big stems and lots of skin too. Plus a few had blackness on them. Good price but rather pay a bit more for decent ones.

Best I've bought have been from Costco valfrutta brand very good not watery cost about 3 for a £1 i think. Since buying these I've not gone back to supermarket ones at all

Best I've bought have been from Costco valfrutta brand very good not …Best I've bought have been from Costco valfrutta brand very good not watery cost about 3 for a £1 i think. Since buying these I've not gone back to supermarket ones at allMeant to add im voting hot as its still a good deal

I agree, the valfrutta brand of plum tomatoes are on par with napolina or possibly even better.

26th Apr

Got these from Asda on Sunday. Made a spaghetti Bolognese and they were very watery. Wouldn’t bother with them again.

Bought 4 tins of these peeled plum tomatoes last year. Not very good. Big …Bought 4 tins of these peeled plum tomatoes last year. Not very good. Big stems and lots of skin too. Plus a few had blackness on them. Good price but rather pay a bit more for decent ones.

Peeled tomatoes i had the same problem but chopped tomatoes are good East End brand

Got these from Asda on Sunday. Made a spaghetti Bolognese and they were …Got these from Asda on Sunday. Made a spaghetti Bolognese and they were very watery. Wouldn’t bother with them again.

Yes I agree they are watery. Tips: - drain them and use just the tomato (I do keep the water and add it in slowly)- simmer until they are as wet / dry as you want- add cornflour / corn starch to thicken (dry stock cube works well too)

Yes I agree they are watery. Tips: - drain them and use just the tomato (I …Yes I agree they are watery. Tips: - drain them and use just the tomato (I do keep the water and add it in slowly)- simmer until they are as wet / dry as you want- add cornflour / corn starch to thicken (dry stock cube works well too)Alternatively buy the cartons of Passata but it's more expensive

Good tips those indeed, thanks for sharing.

27th Apr

As a tomato is 94% water is it surprising they are watery? ID be more worried if they were artificially thickened.

27th Apr

I’ve used the East End chopped ones for about a month now and they are fine for the money @ 25p per tin. Better than supermarket own brand cheapies including Lidl and Aldi. They don’t say how much % tomatoes to water though. I noticed the addition of the KTC brand to the offer a couple of weeks about haven’t purchased yet. I saw on tin that they are 65% tomatoes to water which is very nearly as much as premium brands.Made a mistake one week and bought the East End plum ones instead of the chopped.They are a poor product with the same faults another poster has mentioned

I’ve used the East End chopped ones for about a month now and they are f …I’ve used the East End chopped ones for about a month now and they are fine for the money @ 25p per tin. Better than supermarket own brand cheapies including Lidl and Aldi. They don’t say how much % tomatoes to water though. I noticed the addition of the KTC brand to the offer a couple of weeks about haven’t purchased yet. I saw on tin that they are 65% tomatoes to water which is very nearly as much as premium brands.Made a mistake one week and bought the East End plum ones instead of the chopped.They are a poor product with the same faults another poster has mentioned

FWIW I always buy the chopped ones and they are fine - steer clear of plum tomatoes in tin - if you need those, you are better off buying fresh.

28th Apr

Agreed, plum ones are difficult to use. Last time I bought them I ended up blending them before using